Order for Enforcement of the Employees' Pension Insurance Act

一the following provisions: National Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations;

イArticles 21 through 24, Article 24-4, Article 81-2 and Article 81-2-2 of the Act, and Article 4-3 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act;

ロArticle 26 of the Act (limited to where it is applied to a category II EPI insured (meaning a category II EPI insured prescribed in Article 2-5, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act; the same applies hereinafter));

ハArticles 78-2, 78-6 and 78-8 of the Act (limited to where they are applied to a category II EPI insured or a person who was the spouse of such a person);

ニArticles 78-4 and 78-5 of the Act (limited to where they are applied to a category II EPI insured, the spouse thereof, or a person who was a spouse);

ホArticles 78-14 and 78-16 of the Act (limited to where they are applied to a person who had come under Article 7, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the National Pension Act (Act No. 141 of 1959) as the spouse of a category II EPI insured);

二Article 28, Article 81, Article 100-2, Article 100-3, paragraphs (3) through (5), and Article 100-3-2 of the Act: National Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations and the Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations;

三the following provisions: the Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations.

イArticle 26 of the Act (excluding where it is applied to a category II EPI insured);

ロArticles 78-2, 78-6 and 78-8 of the Act (excluding where they are applied to a category II EPI insured or a person who was the spouse of such a person);

ハArticles 78-4 and 78-5 of the Act (excluding where they are applied to a category II EPI insured, the spouse thereof, or a person who was a spouse);

ニArticles 78-14 and 78-16 of the Act (excluding where they are applied to a person who had come under Article 7, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the National Pension Act as the spouse of a category II EPI insured);

ホthe provisions of the Act other than the provisions listed in item (i), (a) and the preceding item, and Articles 26, 78-2, 78-4 through 78-6, 78-8, 78-14 and 78-16 of the Act.

一the following provisions: Local Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations;

イArticles 21 through 24, Article 24-4, Article 26, Article 81-2 and Article 81-2-2 of the Act, and Article 4-3 and Article 7-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act;

ロArticles 78-2 and 78-6 through 78-8 of the Act (limited to where they are applied to a category III EPI insured (meaning a category III EPI insured prescribed in Article 2-5, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Act; the same applies hereinafter) who is a member of a constituent association (meaning a constituent association prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (2) of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 152 of 1962); the same applies hereinafter) or a person who was the spouse of such a person);

ハArticles 78-4 and 78-5 of the Act (limited to where they are applied to a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association, the spouse thereof, or a person who was a spouse);

ニArticles 78-14 through 78-16 of the Act (limited to where they are applied to a person who had come under Article 7, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the National Pension Act as the spouse of a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association);

二the following provisions: Local Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations (in the case where they are applied to a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association or a person who was a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association, the National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel);

イArticles 78-2 and 78-6 through 78-8 of the Act (excluding where they are applied to a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association or a person who was the spouse of such a person);

ロArticles 78-4 and 78-5 of the Act (excluding where they are applied to a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association, the spouse thereof, or a person who was a spouse);

ハArticles 78-14 through 78-16 of the Act (excluding where they are applied to a person who had come under Article 7, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the National Pension Act as the spouse of a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association);

ニthe provisions of the Act other than the provisions listed in item (i), (a) and in the following item through item (vii), and Articles 78-2, 78-4 through 78-8 and 78-14 through 78-16 of the Act;

三Articles 28, 81, 95 and 96 of the Act: Local Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations (in the case where they are applied to a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association or a person who was a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association, constituent associations and the National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel);

四Articles 79-2 and 79-3 of the Act: Local Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations (in the case where they are applied to a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association or a person who was a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association, the National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel) and the Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials;

五Articles 79 and 80 of the Act: Local Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations (in the case where they are applied to a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association or a person who was a category III EPI insured who is a member of a constituent association, constituent associations and the National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel) and the Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials;

六Articles 100-2 and 100-3-2 of the Act: Local Public Servants Mutual Aid Associations, the National Federation of Mutual Aid Associations for Municipal Personnel and the Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials;

七Article 100-3, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act: the Pension Fund Association for Local Government Officials.

一a notary public;

二a judicial scrivener;

三a land and house investigator;

四an administrative scrivener;

五a maritime procedure agent;

六a certified public tax accountant;

七a labor and social security attorney;

八an Okinawa attorney prescribed in Article 1 of the Cabinet Order on Okinawa Attorneys (Cabinet Order No. 169 of 1972);

九a registered foreign lawyer;

十a patent attorney.

一a child prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Childcare Leave, etc. of Diet Officers (Act No. 108 of 1991);

二a child prescribed in Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act on Childcare Leave, etc. of National Public Officers (Act No. 109 of 1991) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 27, paragraph (1) of that Act and the Act on Temporary Measures concerning Court Officials (Act No. 299 of 1951) (limited to the portion pertaining to item (vii)));

三a child prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Childcare Leave, etc. of Local Public Officers (Act No. 110 of 1991);

四a child prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Childcare Leave for Judges (Act No. 111 of 1991).

一the main clause of Article 38, paragraph (2) and Article 38, paragraph (3) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 56, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 34 of 1985; hereinafter referred to as the "1985 Amendment Act");

二the main clause of Article 20, paragraph (2) and Article 20, paragraph (3) of the National Pension Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 11, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act).

一Articles 89 and 100, paragraph (4) of the Mariners Insurance Act (Act No. 73 of 1939);

一の二Appended Table 1, items (i) and (ii) of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act (Act No. 50 of 1947);

二The proviso to Article 13-2, paragraph (1), item (i) and the proviso to Article 13-2, paragraph (2), item (i) of the Child Rearing Allowance Act (Act No. 238 of 1961);

三The proviso to Article 3, paragraph (3), item (ii) and the proviso to Article 17, item (i) of the Act on Special Child Rearing Allowance (Act No. 134 of 1964);

四Article 8, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Public Officers' Accident Compensation Act (Act No. 67 of 1966);

五Article 8, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Local Public Officers Accident Compensation Act (Act No. 121 of 1967);

六Article 14-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Public Officers Pension Act, etc. (Act No. 51 of 1976);

七The proviso to Article 16 of the Act on Provision of Special Disability Benefit to Specified Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 166 of 2004);

八The proviso to Article 38 of the Order for Enforcement of the Health Insurance Act (Imperial Ordinance No. 243 of 1926) (limited to the portion relating to item (ii) of that Article);

九The proviso to Article 5 of the Order for Enforcement of the Mariners Insurance Act (Cabinet Order No. 240 of 1953) (limited to the portion relating to item (ii) of that Article);

十The proviso to Article 3-7 (limited to the portion relating to item (i) of that Article);

十一Article 3, paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order Establishing Standards for Compensation for Damages for Part-time Fire Brigade Members, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 335 of 1956);

十二Article 3 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Cabinet Order Establishing Standards for Compensation for Official Duty Accidents of School Physicians, School Dentists and School Pharmacists of Public Schools (Cabinet Order No. 283 of 1957);

十三Article 11-3-9, paragraph (2) of the Order for Enforcement of the National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act (Cabinet Order No. 207 of 1958) (limited to the portion relating to item (ii) of that paragraph (including where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 6 of the Order for Enforcement of the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act (Cabinet Order No. 425 of 1953)));

十四Article 23-6, paragraph (2) of the Order for Enforcement of the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Cabinet Order No. 352 of 1962) (limited to the portion relating to item (ii) of that paragraph);

十五The proviso to Article 28 of the Cabinet Order on Transitional Measures Accompanying the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the National Pension Act, etc. (Cabinet Order No. 54 of 1986; hereinafter referred to as the "1986 Transitional Measures Cabinet Order") (limited to the portion relating to item (ii) of that Article);

十六Article 2, paragraph (7) of the Cabinet Order on Revision of the Amount of Pensions under the Provisions of the Act on Special Measures concerning Beneficiaries of Pension of Mutual Aid Association Established under Former Ordinances, etc. on or after October 2007 (Cabinet Order No. 241 of 2000) (limited to the portion relating to item (iii) of that paragraph);

十七Article 3, paragraph (3) of the Cabinet Order on Revision of the Amount of Pensions, etc. under the Provisions of the pre-1985 Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act on or after October 2007 (Cabinet Order No. 341 of 2000) (limited to the portion relating to item (ii) of that paragraph).

一the amount obtained by correcting the total of the total amounts (referred to as the "total standardized remuneration" in paragraph (2), item (i)) of the standard monthly remuneration prescribed in the Act (where the standard monthly remuneration has been revised or determined pursuant to Article 78-6, paragraph (1) or Article 78-14, paragraph (2) of the Act, the standard monthly remuneration before the revision under those provisions, and excluding the standard monthly remuneration determined under those provisions) and the standard bonus amount (where the standard bonus amount has been revised or determined pursuant to Article 78-6, paragraph (2) or Article 78-14, paragraph (3) of the Act, the standard bonus amount before the revision under those provisions, and excluding the standard bonus amount determined under those provisions) for insured persons covered by employees' pension insurance as of the last day of each month in the fiscal year that includes April 1 of the year five years before the year that includes the first day of the relevant fiscal year, by assuming that the composition by sex and by age of insured persons covered by employees' pension insurance (hereinafter referred to as the "composition by sex, etc. of insured persons covered by employees' pension insurance") in the fiscal year two years prior to the relevant fiscal year is the composition by sex, etc. of insured persons covered by employees' pension insurance in the fiscal year that includes April 1 of the year five years before the year that includes the first day of the relevant fiscal year, and eliminating, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the effect of revisions to the grades of standard monthly remuneration and to the maximum limit of standard bonus amounts;

二the number obtained by dividing by 12 the number obtained by adding together the total number of insured persons covered by employees' pension insurance as of the last day of each month in the fiscal year that includes April 1 of the year five years before the year that includes the first day of the relevant fiscal year (referred to as the "total number of insured persons covered by employees' pension insurance" in paragraph (2), item (ii)).

一the amount obtained by correcting the total standardized remuneration for the fiscal year two years prior to the relevant fiscal year by eliminating, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the effect of revisions to the grades of standard monthly remuneration and to the maximum limit of standard bonus amounts;

二the number obtained by dividing by 12 the total number of insured persons covered by employees' pension insurance for the fiscal year two years prior to the relevant fiscal year.

一the employees' old-age pension under Article 42 of the Act, and the employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act the amount of which is calculated pursuant to Article 9-3, paragraphs (1) and (2) and Article 9-4, paragraphs (1) and (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act, and Article 18, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 19, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 20, paragraphs (2) and (3), and Article 20-2, paragraphs (2) and (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1994 Amendment Act (including the employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act prior to the amendment by Article 3 of the 1994 Amendment Act): the time when the beneficiary of that employees' old-age pension acquired the right to receive it (or, if at the time the beneficiary acquired that right the number of months in the insured period that forms the basis for calculating the amount of that employees' old-age pension was less than 240, the time when that number of months came to be 240 or more pursuant to Article 43, paragraph (2) or (3) of the Act);

二the employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act the amount of which is calculated pursuant to Article 9-2, paragraphs (1) through (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act: the time when the claim under Article 9-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act was made (or, if at the time of that claim the number of months in the insured period that forms the basis for calculating the amount of that employees' old-age pension was less than 240, the time when that number of months came to be 240 or more pursuant to Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act);

三the employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act the amount of which is calculated pursuant to Article 9-3, paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act: the time when one month has passed counting from the day on which the person lost status as an insured person in relation to the revision of the amount of that employees' old-age pension under Article 9-3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (or, in the case of the day on which the person came to fall under any of Article 14, items (ii) through (iv) of the Act or Article 4-6, paragraph (6), item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act, that day);

四the employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act the amount of which is calculated pursuant to Article 9-4, paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act: the time when one month has passed counting from the day on which the person lost status as an insured person in relation to the revision of the amount of that employees' old-age pension under Article 9-4, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (or, in the case of the day on which the person came to fall under any of Article 14, items (ii) through (iv) of the Act or Article 4-6, paragraph (6), item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act, that day) (or, if at the time that one month had passed the number of months in the insured period that forms the basis for calculating the amount of that employees' old-age pension was less than 240, the time when that number of months came to be 240 or more pursuant to Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act);

五the employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act the amount of which is calculated pursuant to Article 19, paragraphs (4) and (5), Article 20, paragraphs (4) and (5), and Article 20-2, paragraphs (4) and (5) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1994 Amendment Act, and the employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act to which the early payment adjustment amount prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (6) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1994 Amendment Act has been added: the time when the beneficiary of that employees' old-age pension reached the age set out in the lower column of the table in Article 19, paragraph (1), Article 20, paragraph (1) or Article 20-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1994 Amendment Act (or, if at the time the beneficiary reached that age the number of months in the insured period that forms the basis for calculating the amount of that employees' old-age pension was less than 240, the time when that number of months came to be 240 or more pursuant to Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act or Article 27, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1994 Amendment Act (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraphs (10) and (11) of that Article) or paragraph (12) of that Article (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraphs (13) and (14) of that Article));

六the employees' old-age pension under Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act to which the early payment adjustment amount prescribed in Article 13-5, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act has been added: the time when the beneficiary of that employees' old-age pension reached the age set out in the lower column of the table in each paragraph of Article 8-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (or, if at the time the beneficiary reached that age the number of months in the insured period that forms the basis for calculating the amount of that employees' old-age pension was less than 240, the time when that number of months came to be 240 or more pursuant to Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act or Article 13-4, paragraph (5) or (6) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act);

七the employees' old-age pension under Article 7-3, paragraph (3) and Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (excluding that listed in the preceding item): the time when the beneficiary of that employees' old-age pension reached the age of 65 (or, if at the time the beneficiary reached the age of 65 the number of months in the insured period that forms the basis for calculating the amount of that employees' old-age pension was less than 240, the time when that number of months came to be 240 or more pursuant to Article 43, paragraph (2) or (3) of the Act or Article 7-3, paragraph (5) or Article 13-4, paragraph (6) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act).

一the standard monthly remuneration of an insured person, or the amount equivalent to the standard monthly remuneration prescribed in Article 20, paragraph (1) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 46, paragraph (2) of the Act of an employed person age 70 or over, on the latest of the days on which the person is an insured person or an employed person age 70 or over prescribed in Article 27 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as an "employed person age 70 or over");

二the amount that results when the monthly amount of annual payment of a member of the Diet (meaning the monthly amount of annual payment received pursuant to Article 1 of the Act on Annual Payment, Travel Expenses, Allowances, etc. Payable to Members of the Diet (Act No. 80 of 1947)) is deemed to be the monthly amount of remuneration forming the basis of the standard monthly remuneration under Article 20, paragraph (1) of the Act and the provisions of that paragraph are applied;

三the amount that results when the amount calculated, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, as equivalent to the monthly amount of remuneration of a member of the assembly of a local government prescribed in Article 203, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947) is deemed to be the monthly amount of remuneration forming the basis of the standard monthly remuneration under Article 20, paragraph (1) of the Act and the provisions of that paragraph are applied.

一the amount equivalent to the standard bonus amount prescribed in Article 24-4, paragraph (1) of the Act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 46, paragraph (2) of the Act of an employed person age 70 or over or a person who was an employed person age 70 or over;

二the amount of the term-end allowance of a member of the Diet or a person who was a member of the Diet (meaning the term-end allowance received pursuant to Articles 11-2 through 11-4 of the Act on Annual Payment, Travel Expenses, Allowances, etc. Payable to Members of the Diet), treated as the amount that results when that amount is deemed to be the amount of bonus forming the basis of the standard bonus amount under Article 24-4, paragraph (1) of the Act and the provisions of that paragraph are applied;

三the amount that results when the amount of the term-end allowance prescribed in Article 203, paragraph (3) of the Local Autonomy Act of a member of the assembly of a local government or a person who was a member of the assembly of a local government is deemed to be the amount of bonus forming the basis of the standard bonus amount under Article 24-4, paragraph (1) of the Act and the provisions of that paragraph are applied.

一an employees' old-age pension (limited to one for which the number of months in the insured period that forms the basis for calculating the pension amount is 240 or more, one paid to a person who falls under any of Article 12, paragraph (1), items (iv) through (vii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 1985 Amendment Act, one paid pursuant to the provisions of the Act as replaced pursuant to Article 35, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Employees' Pension Insurance Act, etc. to Unify, etc. the Employees' Pension Systems (Act No. 63 of 2012; hereinafter referred to as the "2012 Pension Unification Act"), or one paid as a result of the application of Article 59, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Pension Unification Act (including as applied pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article)), a disability employees' pension, and an old-age pension and a disability pension under the Act prior to the amendment by Article 3 of the 1985 Amendment Act (hereinafter referred to as the "former Act");

一の二a disability basic pension under the National Pension Act and a disability pension under the National Pension Act prior to the amendment by Article 1 of the 1985 Amendment Act (hereinafter referred to as the "former National Pension Act");

二an old-age pension and a disability pension under the Mariners Insurance Act prior to the amendment by Article 5 of the 1985 Amendment Act (hereinafter referred to as the "former Mariners Insurance Act");

三among national public officers' mutual aid pensions before the 2012 unification (meaning a benefit that is a pension under the Pre-amendment National Public Officers Mutual Aid Association Act prescribed in Article 37, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Pension Unification Act; the same applies hereinafter), a retirement mutual aid pension (limited to one for which the number of months in the membership period that forms the basis for calculating the pension amount is 240 or more, or one listed in Article 26, item (i) or (ii) of the 1986 Transitional Measures Cabinet Order) and a disability mutual aid pension, as well as a retirement pension, a reduced retirement pension and a disability pension under the National Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 128 of 1958) prior to the amendment by Article 1 of the Act Partially Amending the National Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, etc. (Act No. 105 of 1985; hereinafter referred to as the "1985 National Public Officers Mutual Aid Amendment Act") (hereinafter referred to as the "pre-1985 National Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act"), and a benefit in the nature of a pension under the Act for Enforcement in Relation to Long-term Benefit under the National Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 129 of 1958) prior to the amendment by Article 2 of the 1985 National Public Officers Mutual Aid Amendment Act (hereinafter referred to as the "former National Enforcement Act") that has retirement or disability as the ground for payment;

三の二a retirement mutual aid pension under Article 41, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Pension Unification Act (limited to one for which the number of months in the period of membership in a national mutual aid association, etc., prescribed in that paragraph, that forms the basis for calculating the pension amount is 240 or more) and a disability mutual aid pension;

四among local public officers' mutual aid pensions before the 2012 unification (meaning a benefit that is a pension under the pre-amendment Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act prescribed in Article 61, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Pension Unification Act; the same applies hereinafter), a retirement mutual aid pension (limited to one for which the number of months in the membership period that forms the basis for calculating the pension amount is 240 or more, or one listed in Article 26, items (iii) through (v) of the 1986 Transitional Measures Cabinet Order) and a disability mutual aid pension, as well as a retirement pension, a reduced retirement pension and a disability pension under the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act prior to the amendment by Article 1 of the Act Partially Amending the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act, etc. (Act No. 108 of 1985; hereinafter referred to as the "1985 Local Public Officers Mutual Aid Amendment Act") (excluding Chapter XI; hereinafter referred to as the "former Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act"), and a benefit in the nature of a pension under the Act for Enforcement in Relation to Long-term Benefit, etc. under the Local Public Officers, etc. Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 153 of 1962; excluding Chapter XIII) prior to the amendment by Article 2 of the 1985 Local Public Officers Mutual Aid Amendment Act (hereinafter referred to as the "former Local Enforcement Act") that has retirement or disability as the ground for payment (excluding an aggregated retirement pension);

四の二a retirement mutual aid pension under Article 65, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Pension Unification Act (limited to one for which the number of months in the period of membership in a local mutual aid association, etc., prescribed in that paragraph, that forms the basis for calculating the pension amount is 240 or more) and a disability mutual aid pension;

五among private school personnel mutual aid pensions before the 2012 unification (meaning a benefit that is a pension under the pre-amendment Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act prescribed in Article 79 of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2012 Pension Unification Act; the same applies hereinafter), a retirement mutual aid pension (limited to one for which the number of months in the participation period that forms the basis for calculating the pension amount is 240 or more, one prescribed in Article 64, item (iii) of the Cabinet Order on Special Measures, etc. for the Application of Laws and Regulations Related to the Ministry of Health and Welfare Accompanying the Reversion of Okinawa (Cabinet Order No. 108 of 1972; hereinafter referred to as the "Okinawa Reversion Special Measures Cabinet Order"), or one listed in Article 26, item (vi) of the 1986 Transitional Measures Cabinet Order) and a disability mutual aid pension, as well as a retirement pension, a reduced retirement pension and a disability pension under the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act (Act No. 245 of 1953) prior to the amendment by Article 1 of the Act Partially Amending the Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act, etc. (Act No. 106 of 1985; referred to as the "1985 Private School Mutual Aid Amendment Act" in Article 4-2-2, item (vii) and Article 4-2-4, paragraph (1), item (ix)) (hereinafter referred to as the "pre-1985 Private School Personnel Mutual Aid Association Act");

六among transitional agricultural, forestry and fishery mutual aid pensions (meaning the transitional agricultural, forestry and fishery mutual aid pension prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act to Abolish, etc. the Mutual Aid Association Act for Employees of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organizations, etc. for the Purpose of Integrating the Employees' Pension Insurance System and the Mutual Aid Association System for Employees of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Organizations (Act No. 101 of 2001; hereinafter referred to as the "2001 Integration Act"); the same applies hereinafter), a retirement mutual aid pension (hereinafter referred to as the "transitional retirement mutual aid pension"; limited to one for which the number of months in the period of former agriculture, forestry and fishery mutual aid membership (meaning the period of former agriculture, forestry and fishery mutual aid membership prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (vii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2001 Integration Act; the same applies hereinafter) that forms the basis for calculating the pension amount is 240 or more, or one prescribed in Article 64, item (iv) of the Okinawa Reversion Special Measures Cabinet Order) and a disability mutual aid pension (hereinafter referred to as the "transitional disability mutual aid pension"), as well as, among transitional agricultural, forestry and fishery pensions (meaning the transitional agricultural, forestry and fishery pension prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (6) of the Supplementary Provisions of the 2001 Integration Act; the same applies hereinafter), a retirement pension, a reduced retirement pension and a disability pension (hereinafter referred to respectively as the "transitional retirement pension", the "transitional reduced retirement pension" and the "transitional disability pension");

七a benefit in the nature of a pension based on the Public Officers Pension Act (Act No. 48 of 1923; including as applied mutatis mutandis under other Acts) that has retirement or disability as the ground for payment;

八a benefit in the nature of a pension based on a Prefectural or Municipal Ordinance on retirement pensions for local public officers that has retirement or disability as the ground for payment (excluding an aggregated retirement pension);

九a benefit in the nature of a pension paid by a mutual aid association prescribed in Article 28 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act that has retirement or disability as the ground for payment;

十a benefit in the nature of a pension based on the provisions of Article 13 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Court Enforcement Officer Act (Act No. 111 of 1966) prior to the amendment by the Act Partially Amending the Court Enforcement Officer Act (Act No. 18 of 2007) (referred to as the "former Court Enforcement Officer Act" in Article 5, item (xi));

十一a benefit in the nature of a pension paid by the Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations based on the Act on Special Measures concerning Beneficiaries of Pension of Mutual Aid Association Established under Former Ordinances (Act No. 256 of 1950) that has retirement or disability as the ground for payment; and

十二a disability pension based on the Act on Relief of War Victims and Survivors (Act No. 127 of 1952).

一a beneficiary of a disability basic pension under the National Pension Act who has gone three years, counting from the last day on which the beneficiary ceased to fall under a state of disability of a degree that falls under the disability grades prescribed in Article 47, paragraph (2) of the Act (hereinafter in this item referred to as the "state of disability"), without falling under the state of disability (limited to a person who does not currently fall under the state of disability); or

二a beneficiary of a disability pension under the former National Pension Act who has gone three years, counting from the last day on which the beneficiary ceased to fall under a state of disability of the degree prescribed in the Appended Table of the former National Pension Act (hereinafter in this item referred to as the "state of disability"), without falling under the state of disability (limited to a person who does not currently fall under the state of disability).

一where there has been a change in the insured category in the month that includes the day of initial examination for the disability (excluding the case listed in the following item): the insured category after the change (where there has been a change in the insured category two or more times, the last insured category);

二where the month that includes the day of initial examination for the disability is an insured period under the National Pension (excluding the insured period under the National Pension as a category 2 insured person prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the National Pension Act (referred to as the "period as a category 2 insured person" in Article 3-12, item (ii))): the insured category relating to the insured period that the beneficiary has.

一where there has been a change in the insured category in the month that includes the day of initial examination prescribed in Article 58, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act or the day of initial examination for the injury or illness relating to the disability that was the ground for payment of the disability employees' pension prescribed in item (iii) of that paragraph (excluding the case listed in the following item): the insured category after the change (where there has been a change in the insured category two or more times, the last insured category);

二where the month that includes the day of initial examination prescribed in Article 58, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act or the day of initial examination for the injury or illness relating to the disability that was the ground for payment of the disability employees' pension prescribed in item (iii) of that paragraph is an insured period under the National Pension (excluding the period as a category 2 insured person): the insured category relating to the insured period that the deceased insured person or person who was an insured person has.

一in the case where, with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 42 of the Act (excluding a beneficiary who is an insured person), the standardized remuneration (meaning the standardized remuneration prescribed in Article 28 of the Act; the same applies hereinafter) has been revised or decided pursuant to Article 78-6, paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to in this Article as "revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce"): the insured period before the month that includes the day on which the request for standardized remuneration to be revised or decided was made;

二in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 42 of the Act who is an insured person (excluding the cases listed in the following item and item (iv)): the insured period before the month in which the beneficiary acquired the right and the deemed insured period at divorce prescribed in Article 78-7 of the Act (hereinafter referred to in this Article as "deemed insured period at divorce") on or after the month in which the beneficiary acquired that right;

三in the case where, with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 42 of the Act who is an insured person, revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made after a revision under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act (excluding the case where a revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act was made between the revision under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act and the revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce): the insured period before the month that includes the base date prescribed in Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act relating to the most recent revision under that paragraph;

四in the case where, with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 42 of the Act who is an insured person, after a revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act, there has again been an acquisition of status as an insured person and revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made (excluding the case where a revision under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act was made between the acquisition of status and the revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce): the insured period before the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person relating to the revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person;

五in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 7-3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is under the age of 65: the insured period before the month in which the beneficiary acquired the right and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month in which the beneficiary acquired that right;

六in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 7-3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is age 65 or over (excluding a beneficiary who is an insured person): the insured period before the month that includes the day on which the request for standardized remuneration to be revised or decided was made;

七in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 7-3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person age 65 or over (excluding the cases listed in the following item and item (ix)): the insured period before the month that includes the day on which the beneficiary reached the age of 65 and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month that includes the day on which the beneficiary reached the age of 65;

八in the case where, with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 7-3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person age 65 or over, revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made after a revision under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act (excluding the case where a revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act was made between the revision under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act and the revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce): the insured period before the month that includes the base date prescribed in Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act relating to the most recent revision under that paragraph;

九in the case where, with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 7-3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person age 65 or over, after a revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act, there has again been an acquisition of status as an insured person and revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made (excluding the case where a revision under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act was made between the acquisition of status and the revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce): the insured period before the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person relating to the revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person;

十in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (excluding a beneficiary who is an insured person): the insured period before the month that includes the day on which the request for standardized remuneration to be revised or decided was made;

十一in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person (excluding the case listed in the following item): the insured period before the month in which the beneficiary acquired the right and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month in which the beneficiary acquired that right;

十二in the case where, with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 8 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person, after a revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act, there has again been an acquisition of status as an insured person and revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made: the insured period before the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person relating to the revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person;

十三in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is under the age set out in the lower column of the table in each paragraph of Article 8-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (hereinafter referred to in this Article, Article 8-2-3, Article 8-2-4 and Article 8-2-6 as the "special starting age for payment"): the insured period before the month in which the beneficiary acquired the right and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month in which the beneficiary acquired that right;

十四in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is at or over the special starting age for payment (excluding a beneficiary who is an insured person): the insured period before the month that includes the day on which the request for standardized remuneration to be revised or decided was made;

十五in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person at or over the special starting age for payment and under the age of 65 (excluding the case listed in the following item): the insured period before the month that includes the day on which the beneficiary reached the special starting age for payment and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month that includes the day on which the beneficiary reached that special starting age for payment;

十六in the case where, with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person at or over the special starting age for payment and under the age of 65, after a revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act, there has again been an acquisition of status as an insured person and revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made: the insured period before the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person relating to the revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person;

十七in the case where revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person age 65 or over (excluding the cases listed in the following item and item (xix)): the insured period before the month that includes the day on which the beneficiary reached the age of 65 and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month that includes the day on which the beneficiary reached the age of 65;

十八in the case where, with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person age 65 or over, revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made after a revision under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act (excluding the case where a revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act was made between the revision under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act and the revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce): the insured period before the month that includes the base date prescribed in Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act relating to the most recent revision under that paragraph;

十九in the case where, with regard to a beneficiary of an employees' old-age pension under Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act who is an insured person age 65 or over, after a revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act, there has again been an acquisition of status as an insured person and revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce has been made (excluding the case where a revision under Article 43, paragraph (2) of the Act was made between the acquisition of status and the revision, etc. of standardized remuneration on divorce): the insured period before the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person relating to the revision under Article 43, paragraph (3) of the Act and the deemed insured period at divorce on or after the month in which the person last lost status as an insured person.

一the category I EPI insured period prescribed in Article 2-5, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "category I EPI insured period");

二the category II EPI insured period prescribed in Article 2-5, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "category II EPI insured period");

三the category III EPI insured period prescribed in Article 2-5, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "category III EPI insured period");

四the category IV EPI insured period prescribed in Article 2-5, paragraph (1), item (iv) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "category IV EPI insured period").

一the employees' old-age pension under Article 7-3, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act: the day on which the beneficiary reaches 65 years of age;

二the employees' old-age pension under Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act: the day on which the beneficiary reaches the age listed in the right-hand column of the same table, in accordance with the beneficiary's date of birth listed in the left-hand column of the table in each paragraph of Article 8-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act.